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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of National Unity has praised the Qatari, Egyptian and American mediation efforts that contributed to an agreement on a 4-day humanitarian truce in Gaza.

In a statement, the Ministry called for implementation of all provisions of the truce and the final cessation of Israeli aggression against the Palestinians.

The statement also called for allowing the flow of aid and humanitarian convoys that arrived in the areas adjacent to the Gaza Strip.

The State of Qatar announced earlier on Wednesday the success of joint mediation efforts together with Egypt and the United States, between Israel and the Palestinian resistance movement, which resulted in an agreement on a humanitarian truce, the start of which will be announced within 24 hours, and will last for four-renewable days.

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the agreement includes exchange of 50 civilians both women and children prisoners in the Gaza Strip in the first stage, in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian women and children detained in Israeli prisons, provided that the numbers of those released will be increased in later stages of the implementation of the agreement.

The statement added: The truce will also allow the entry of a larger number of humanitarian convoys and relief aid, including fuel designated for humanitarian needs.

Qatar underscored the continuation of its diplomatic efforts to reduce escalation, stop bloodshed, and protect civilians, appreciating the role of Egypt and the USA in supporting the mediation efforts to reachthisagreement.

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The acting President of the University of Tripoli, Ali Mosadak, gave Sunday a briefing to the Deputy Head of the Presidential Council, Abdullah Al-Lafi, regarding the demands of the faculty members and teaching staff amid the continued suspension of studies at the university, and the university faculty members sit-in.

Mosadak presented to Al-Lafi the demands related to the rights of academic university professors, improving their financial conditions, implementing the salary schedule included in the university law, and ways to reach the resumption of studies, and the return of students as soon as possible, according to a statement by the Presidential Council.

The crisis of the teaching staff's sit-in reached its peak with the University Faculty Staff Syndicate announcing the kidnapping of Abdel Fattah Al-Sayeh by unknown people, before releasing him based on an agreement with the Internal Security Apparatus in Tripoli to end the sit-in and resort to the judiciary.

The teaching staff of the University of Tripoli were not alone in reiterating the demands, as their counterparts at Sabratha University announced the continuation of their sit-in until the government responded to their demands by implementing the legislation issued by the House of Representatives regarding the financial aspect, resuming scholarships, and beginning the disbursement of sabbatical leave.

The General Secretariat at Al-Jufra University also announced at the conclusion of a consultative meeting its refusal to end the sit-in of faculty members before their demands were met.

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The European Commission plans new deals on migration with Tunisia and Egypt later this year while material and financial support is already being stepped up to the two North African countries, along with support for Libya, according to a a newly-revealed annex of a letter from European Commission.

The annex to the letter, from European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen to to the European Council prior, indicates that the Egyptian foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, confirmed interest in a comprehensive partnership on migration, including anti-smuggling and promoting legal pathways, at a meeting with European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, at the UN General Assembly.

This month the fourth EU-Egypt High Level Dialogue on Migration and the second Senior Officials Meeting on Security and Law Enforcement would be used to discuss the partnership, the annex notes including on the involvement of CEPOL, Europol and Frontex but it is unclear when exactly the Commission plans to sign the new agreements.

Furthermore, a document by the European Council released last October stated that the Commission confirmed its intention to organize an International Conference on fighting migrant smuggling in late November 2023.

The annex to von der Leyens letter notes with approval that five search and rescue vessels have been provided to the Libyan Coast Guard this year.

The annex to von der Leyens letter also details EU action in a host of other areas, including the pilot projects launched in Bulgaria and Romania to step up border surveillance and speed up asylum proceedings and returns, support for the Moroccan authorities, and cooperation with Western Balkans states, amongst other things.

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The Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Economy and Trade organised a workshop Thursday on developing the marine wealth sector (fisheries) and its role in achieving economic diversification.

Led by the Ministrys Undersecretary for Commercial Affairs, Suhail Abu Shiha, several relevant department heads, and representatives from the Marine Biology Research Centre, and the African Development Bank, participated.

The workshop participants followed a visual presentation on the methodology used to prepare the sectoral development policy, the networking mechanism with relevant sectors, and the projects targeted for the development of the marine wealth sector, which are based on:

Economic diversification plan During the workshop, the Undersecretary revealed that his Ministry of Economy and Trade is working on an economic diversification plan based on developing sectoral policies in coordination with relevant ministries and bodies, stressing the need to begin executive steps to develop a marine fishing port so that it becomes a model to be implemented.

Strengthening of the role of the private sector It was also revealed that the Minister of Economy and Trade directed the strengthening of the role of the private sector in implementing investment projects in the marine wealth sector through the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture and the Libyan Business Council (LBC).

Call on African Development Bank to contribute to financing targeted investment projects The ministry also called on the African Development Bank to contribute to financing targeted investment projects in the sector through the both the local and foreign private sector, under the supervision of the Ministry of Economy and Trade.

Expanded meeting for further action The workshop activities concluded with the start of preparations for an expanded meeting that includes the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Marine Resources, the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, the LBC and the African Development Bank to study the fisheries development project and develop an executive programme.

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The dam project broke ground in 2010, according to the government assessment from 2011 reviewed by The New York Times. By Feb. 1, 2011, just before the uprising, the project had managed only general preparations and earthworks, the assessment said. No concrete or asphalt had been poured, it said, no pipes laid.

But Libya had already paid about $6 million, the document shows.

Libyan prosecutors said Monday that the water authority officials had sent Arsel further payments years later, after the work had been halted as a result of the uprising, despite proof that the company had failed to fulfill its contractual obligations. It did not say how much additional money had been paid, or when the funds had been transferred. Arsel was due to receive an additional $655,847 at the time that work stopped, according to the 2011 assessment.

Arsels owner, Orhan Ozer, declined to comment for this article.

At the time, virtually all public infrastructure was handled by Colonel el-Qaddafis central infrastructure agency, the Organization for Development of Administrative Centers, whether or not its name was on the contract. Its head was Ali Dbeiba, whom Libyan prosecutors later accused of routinely awarding contracts to companies he ultimately controlled or that paid him kickbacks, many of them Turkish. Prosecutors said he pocketed as much as $7 billion along the way.

Arsel had several other projects with ODAC, according to an archived version of Arsels website, which was taken down after the floods. Arsel was never publicly named in connection with the investigation, which did not identify the specific companies involved.

Mr. Dbeiba stashed the spoils in dozens of bank accounts and luxury properties around the world, according to an investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, an independent media network. Among the properties were multimillion-dollar homes in Scotland that Libya has asked the Scottish police to investigate.

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